Congressman AuCoin
opposes federal law
W A S H IN G T O N , D .C . -
A
new federal law requiring col
leges and universities to enforce
military
draft
registration
is
“ redundant and unnecessary”
and should be repealed, O regon
Congressman Les AuC oin told a
House subcommittee Feb. 21.
In congressional testimony,
AuC oin said the law known as
the Solom on Am endm ent is an
attempt by the governm ent to
dump enforcem ent o f the con
troversial draft-registration re
quirement onto colleges and
universities.
photo by Darren Tuers
The remains of the Outsider’s breakfast await busy
hands.
Bergmans have baby boy
“ It’s an awfully exciting thing
that peop le
can’t explain,”
beamed Barry Bergman, the
new proud father of a baby boy.
Joel Bergman was 71bs. 15oz.
at birth, March 29, 1983.
Mrs. Bergm an quit working in
Decem ber, to have plenty of
time to prepare for their first
child. She can take as much time
as necessary off from work,
“ S h e’s not under any pressure,”
smiled Bergman.
A t night, Joel keeps his
parents up quite often. A go o d
night’s sleep would be four to
five straight hours without wak-
ing up.
Joel has long eyelashes that
he inherited from his parents. H e
also has big feet. “ W e d on ’t
know where they came from,”
smiled Bergman. Joel’s admirers
h ave
a ls o
p ic k e d
out
characteristics that are com m on
to both his parents that are
harder for the Bergmans to see.
B ergm an
exp lain ed
h ow
special the m om ent was for him
when his son was born, but said
it isn’t the same thing to talk
about it. H e said it has to be
witnessed. “ I’ll never forget it,”
exclaimed Bergman,
“ Parents with many children
might get used to it, but that first
time is so special,” he conclud-
ed.
Cornish accepts Theissen
A fter a year o f “ harassing,”
numerous phone calls and let-
ters, senior Dale Thiessen has
been accepted to Cornish Art In-
stitute.
A n d his acceptance is quite an
honor.
Cornish,
a prestigous art
school
located
in
Seattle,
Washington, enrolls only 500
students annually and “ one must
have a talent and be willing to
work at it. A lot of the classes are
on e-to-on e,” explains Thiessen,
“ and they d on ’t want to waste
your tim e.” Tuition, because
d e s ig n is the most expensive
departm ent,” will run him a cool
$9,000.
Thiessen applied last spring
but “ didn’t think I had much of a
chance.” H e figured that he had
to begin early and keep contac-
ting the school, to gain admis-
sion.
Marion
Gent,
records
clerk, helped Thiessen in sen-
ding out his grades, etc, but he
mainly attained this goal in-
depen den cy. “ I would just rather
depend on m yself,” he smiled.
In mid-March, Thiessen went
for an inierview with the director
of the design department. With
him he took a portfolio including
plans of a house he designed,
photos of a m odel hom e,
va rio u s
art
p ro je c ts ,
a
kaleidoscope, and a presenta
tion of why he wanted to g o to
the college. H e smiles at the
m em ory of the director’s office:
“ H ere I was, trying to present
this orderly portfolio in this —
this closet.” H e laughs about
having to practically crawl over a
file cabinet to enter,
Thiessen plans to study corn-
mercial interior design. H e ’s
taken basic drafting, architectural
drafting, drafting explorations,
and Art I. “ I am far from being
an artist,” he quips modestly,
“ I’m not going to g o to the col-
lege and expect miracles.”
Unlike the average college
freshman, Thiessen’s lifestyle on
campus “ w on ’t be too bad.” His
dorm is 12 stories high, there are
24 restaurants and an athletic
club on campus. Th e house
across the street is “ really posh
posh” — worth $2 million.
assistance.”
According to the Department
of Education, of the 600,000
young men who have not
registered for the draft, less than
60 percent will enter the higher
education system, and less than
half of that 60 percent will apply
for financial assistance.
“ In practice, the certification
requirement com es down to little
more than a witch hunt for less
than three percent of the total
number of young men who are
required to register for the draft,”
AuC oin said. “ But worst o f all,
by approving this law, Congress
has declared that only those who
need federal assistance to go to
college will be com pelled to obey
federal laws. This is plainly
discriminatory.
The
statute
makes no effort to reach wealthy
college students or students
covered by Social Security. It
does not apply to draft-age reci
pients of other federal programs.
“ Instead, a single group of
draft-age males — those who
need college assistance — have
been singled out, without sup
porting evidence that they are
less likely than any other group
to comply with registration re
quirements. Thus, student aid
has becom e the whipping boy o f
our failed registration system.”
the draft, but they have to fill out
the compliance form, anyway.
In addition, male students
who are required to be registered
for the draft must then submit to
the college or university the
Registration Com pliance Letter
they received from the Selective
Service System when they first
registered. Additional provisions
are made in the regulations for
students who have lost their
Registration Com pliance Letters.
“ I see no logical reason to ask
an educator to enforce a law that
has nothing to do with a stu
dent’s academic or financial
s ta tu s
and
is
c le a r ly
discriminatory,” AuC oin said.
AuCoin urged the subcommit
tee to disapprove the regula
tions, noing that “ laws are
already on the books to punish
those who refuse to register for
the draft — laws with teeth. The
current
p en alty
fo r
non-
compliance is a $10,000 fine or
five years in prison, or both.”
A u C oin ’s testimony came dur
ing hearings by the Postsecon
dary Education Subcommittee to
consider regulations which are
scheduled to take effect July 1.
Under a com plex procedure, the
regulations require all students
applying for financial aid to fill
out a draft-registration com
pliance form stating that they are
either registered for the draft or
giving the reason why they are
not required to register. W om en
are not required to register for
AuC oin said “ those in C o n
gress who are concerned about
non-compliance are attempting
to dump this problem onto our
colleges and universities instead
of pushing for stricter enforce
ment of re-evaluation o f the
registration system.”
The
justification
for
the
Solom on Am endm ent “ is even
more suspect,” AuC oin added,
“ when one examines the shaky
c o n n e c tio n
b e tw e e n
d raft
registration
and
student
Tell us what you think
b y Richard Bloom
The Am plifier is administering
a perusal of student opinion con
cerning the numerous controver
sies revolving about the M ay Day
festivities. W e would be deeply
gratified if you could seize this
opportunity to com plete this
survey, thence submitting the
aforem entioned document to
Pat C o le ’s box in the low er o f
fice. W e are much obliged.
1) Is the present princess selec
tion system...
A . a popularity contest
B. a m ockery of a travesty
of a sham
C. a serious competition
based on genuine talent and
merit
D. none of the above
2) Should the selection system
be based on...
A . pie eating
B. mud wrestling
C. bingo
D. a serious competition
based on genuine talent and
merit
E. none o f the above
3) Should the princess’s escorts
be chosen by...
A . a raffle
B. an election
C. the princesses’ choice
D. a serious competition
based on genuine talent and
merit
E. none of the above
4)
The princesses’ dresses
should be...
A . white
B. different colors
C. black
D. they shouldn’t wear
dresses, they should wear bikinis
E. colors should be picked
>y a serious competition based
on genuine talent and merit
5) H ow much m oney should
the princesses be allowed to
spend on dresses?
A . as much as they want to
B. more than they want to
C. less than they want to
D . $497.63
6) Does M ay Day disrupt class
time...
A . a lot
B. a little
C. yes, but who cares
D. none of the above
7) Is M ay D ay...
v
A . a pagan fertility rite
B. a communist worker’s
holiday
C. a celebration o f spring
D. something w e made up
to break the m onotony
D. A , B, and C
8) W here does m oney for the
dresses com e from?
A . the defense budget
B. lockers of unsuspecting
students
C. the H ow ard Hughes
fund for pointless traditions
D. the tooth fairy
E. the princesses’ pockets
9) What are the responsibilities
o f the May Day Queen?
A. keep a straight face
B. preside over all impor
tant events
C. nothing
D. be seen and not heard
10) What is a M ay Pole?
A . an extremely rare bird
found only in the heart of the
Am azon jungle
B. something that people
dance around
C. a type of oar used by
kayakers in the flood season
(April & May)
D. an unbelievably insignifi
cant piece of w ood
11) What day is May Day?
A . Decem ber 25
B. classified information
(C IA secret files)
C. som e day in May
12) W hat was the first civilization
to institute M ay Day?
A . The M ongolians under
Ghengis Khan
B. Bolshevik Russia
C. Hitler’s Third Reich
D. M ao’s China
E.
A n te lo p e ,
O reg o n ,
U .S .A .
F. none of the above
13) May Day represents...
A . sexist propaganda
B. actual screening for our
nation’s future m odeling stars
C. another overt attempt by
the establishment to prom ote
conformism and force us to
assume “ adult roles”
D. an encounter session
14) Do you think that alcohol
and May Day...
A . are inseparable
B. have no obvious con
nections
C. moral sins
D. that anyone w h o even
mentions intoxicants during May
Day should be drawn and
quartered, hung by their thumb
nails, and fed to starving w olves
(all the while being forced to
listen to the original live version
of “ Saturday Night F ever.” )
16) May Day princesses should
dress...
A . formally but fashionably
B. in togas, wreaths, and
sandals
C. in high heeled shoes and
scarves
D. now and then
E. all of the above, layered